Katie Johnston
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RT @ditikohli_: In November, Massachusetts will decide whether tipped workers should make $15/hour in base wages, rather than the current $…
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@emilysweeney @jonchesto @ByJessBartlett @Danny__McDonald @robdecola @bglobetoday @emilysweeney you're the best!
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"They just put on the wool and they went out and did their business.” @fonseca_esq captures the sweat-soaked dedication of historical reeanactors working through a heat wave.
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Sometimes success in work doesn’t come from success in school. I recently talked to a number of local leaders who struggled to get through school – some who never made it through college – and came out just fine on the other side.
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I talked to a group of newly unionized physicians at Salem Hospital who are deeply concerned about how for-profit practices are affecting patient care. An increasing focus on generating revenue has brought some of them to the breaking point.
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RT @TCFdotorg: "It feels pointless sometimes": As hospitals continue to prioritize profits over patient care, doctors are standing up and u…
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@ndungca AMAZING!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Sad I don't have real contact info for you but hoping you get this!!
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As showdown with Uber and Lyft draws near, labor groups are struggling to present a united front
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RT @JanelleNanos: Embedded in this harrowing story about a seemingly impossible path to homeownership is some seriously dire data.
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I'm so honored that Nereida Badillo allowed me to share her story, and that of so many other members of the Puerto Rican community in Holyoke. She wanted to give a voice to Latinos in Massachusetts who have struggled, and strived, like she has.
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RT @ukpapers: 🇺🇸 A Home Of Her Own - At Last ▫Like others in this city’s large Puerto Rican community, Nereida Badillo longed for a more s…
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RT @MattWBZ: Last month, I went to Southie on the worst day you can possibly go to Southie. Never posted the video here. I don't think I'll…
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Across Massachusetts, people are rising up against the arrival of migrants. To some, the backlash seems racist. Such a powerful story by @Draillih.
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A sad day in the land of organized labor
Some tough news: The Medieval Times union campaign is over. Despite organizing two castles, workers struggled to win contracts and were facing decertification campaigns. The union just informed the company they’re throwing in the towel.
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Deed restrictions stating that “no person of other than the Caucasian race" can buy homes could provide legal justification for special bank loans to combat the damage these covenants have done, via @MiltonValencia.
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"It feels like the beginning of an existential crisis of who we are and what kind of town we want to become." Well said, @leung
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RT @MASSterList: ‘The boat is leaking big time’: Here’s what Steward’s financial crisis looks like for patients and staff at its hospitals.…
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RT @leung: How not to run a hospital. "Surgeons buying their own medical instruments. Nurses devising their own mouthwash solution for pati…
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“I think I used the word ‘riot,’ ” an employee told me about informing her boss of the staff's verrrry unhappy response to his suggestion to do away with work-from-home Fridays. Many companies are grappling with how to do hybrid right.
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